When Congress established the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) in 1992, it authorized the commerce secretary to act as a messenger of commerce, communication, and innovationlike the Roman god Mercury. Housed in the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), the committeechaired by Secretary Gary Lockemet as the Obama administrations first cabinet-level interagency group in late October 2009. Since then, its aim has been to focus on presidentia
